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Question		Answer
Phonological language rules start learning		The correct pronunciation of a word
Syntactic language rules start learning		The way words and phrases are put together to make sentences
Semantic language rules start learning		The meaning of individual words
Pragmatic language rules start learning		Social and cultural info usage to determine meaning of statements
Denotative meaning start learning		A word's literal meaning
Connotative meaning start learning		A word's implied/secondary meaning
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis start learning		The idea that language influences the ways that members of a culture see and think about the world
Linguistic determinism start learning		The structure of language determines how we think
Linguistic relativity start learning		Because language determines our perceptions of reality, people who speak different languages will see the world differently
Ethos start learning		A speaker's respectability, trustworthiness, and moral character
Pathos start learning		Listener's emotions
Logos start learning		Listener's ability to reason (make judgements about the world based on evidence)
Equivocation start learning		Strategically vague language that disguises the speaker's true intentions
Weasel words start learning		Terms and phrases that are intended to mislead listeners by implying something that they don't actually say
Allness statement start learning		A declaration implying a claim is true w/o exception
Euphemism start learning		A vague, mild expression that symbolizes something more blunt or harsh
Doublespeak start learning		Using euphemisms to distort meaning or make offensive/upsetting news seem more acceptable
Libel start learning		A defamatory statement made in print or some other fixed medium
Slander start learning		A defamatory statement made aloud
Communication accommodation theory start learning		People may be more likely to trust someone who speaks in their dialect
Evaluative feedback start learning		A reply that withholds assessment of what the speaker has said or done
You-statement start learning		A statement that shifts responsibility for one's own thoughts or feelings to the listener
I-statement start learning		A statement that claims ownership of one's own thoughts or feelings
Oculesics start learning		The study of eye behavior
Emblem start learning		A gesture w/ a direct verbal translation
Adaptor start learning		A gesture used to satisfy a personal need
Haptics start learning		The study of how people touch to communicate (affectionate, caregiving, power/control, aggressive, ritualistic)
Vocalics start learning		Characteristics of the voice that convey meaning (pitch, inflection, volume, filler words, etc.)
Olfactics start learning		The study of the sense of smell
Proxemics start learning		The study of spatial use (intimate, personal, social, public distance)
Halo effect start learning		The tendency to attribute positive qualities to physically attractive people
Chronemics start learning		The way people use time
Artifacts start learning		An object or a visual feature of an environment w/ communicative value
Left-positioning start learning		Angling yourself in the direction you want to go to leave a conversation faster
Relational listening style start learning		Listening while showing concern for others
Task-oriented listening style start learning		Listening as part of a transaction
Critical listening style start learning		Listening that emphasizes intent to challenge someone's statement
Analytical listening style start learning		Listening that withholds judgement while listening and considers all sides of an issue
HURIER Model start learning		Model of effective listening (Hearing, understanding, remembering, interpreting, evaluating, responding)
Informational listening start learning		Listening to learn something
Appreciative listening start learning		Listening for enjoyment
Psuedolistening start learning		Using feedback behaviors to give the fake impression that you're listening
Conversational overload start learning		Being swamped w/ texts, tags, tweets, messages
Glazing over start learning		Daydreaming during the time not spent listening
Rebuttal tendency start learning		Tendency to disrupt listening to form a replyl before the other person has finished talking
Competitive interrupting start learning		Using interruptions to take control of a conversation
Vividness effect start learning		The tendency for shocking, dramatic events to distort one's perception of reality
Emotion start learning		The body's multidimensional response to any event that enhances or inhibits one's goals
3 categories of emotion start learning		Joyful, Hostile, Sad
Social emotions start learning		Emotions that arise out of social interactions
Amygdala start learning		A cluster of neurons in the brain that largely controls the body's fear response
Action tendencies start learning		Motivations to act in a particular way when experiencing an emotion
Valence start learning		The positivity or negativity of an emotion
Primary emotions start learning		Distinct emotional experiences not consisting of combinations of other emotions
Limbic system start learning		Coordinates how the brain and nervous system regulate emotion and motivation
Secondary emotions start learning		Emotions composed of combinations of primary emotions
Display rules start learning		A social group's norms for how emotions should be expressed
Emotional contagion start learning		The tendency to mimic other peoples' experiences and expressions
Alexithymia start learning		A personality trait characterized by a relative inability to understand, process, and describe emotions
Emotional reappraisal start learning		Changing how one thinks about a situation that induced negative emotions so the effect of the emotion is diminished
Jealousy start learning		Feeling when a relationship feels threatened
Envy start learning		Feeling when you want what someone else has

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